My Dog
(photographs taken at Weaver Street Market in Carrboro)
Springing Back
Carrboro's year-round Farmers' Market features locally farmed or produced goods sourced within a 50-mile radius. Starting next week, the market will open from 7am-noon. Prepare to stuff your sacks AND your stomach.
(photographs taken at Carrboro Farmers' Market in Carrboro)
With Eyes Wide Open
(The photograph of the Michael Brown matrix "eyes" mural was taken at University Place in Chapel Hill. The image immediately above, of the eyes on the doors, is of Tyler's Taproom in Carrboro.
Under the Banner
“I hope that every American, regardless of where he lives, will stop and examine his conscience about this and other related incidents. This nation was founded by men of many nations and backgrounds. It was founded on the principle that all men are created equal, and that the rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.”
The banners in the above two images appeared for a brief time during Carrboro's July 4th Celebration near the corner of Greensboro and Weaver streets in Carrboro. Below, two images of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's confederate soldier, dubbed Silent Sam, partially cloaked in a white wrap after the controversial statue was defaced with graffiti reading "black lives matter," "KKK" and "murderer." Media news outlets peppered the lawn near the statue, which was erected in 1913 as a tribute to UNC alumni who died in the Civil War and also UNC students who fought on the side of the Confederacy.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Silent Sam controversial statue of confederate soldier dubbed Silent Sam.
(photographs taken in Carrboro and Chapel Hill)
Carrboro: Faces of the Fourth
(photographs taken at the Carrboro July 4th Celebration at on Weaver Street down to Town Hall)
Sidewalk Swingin'
“There is a place where the sidewalk ends and before the street begins, and there the grass grows soft and white, and there the sun burns crimson bright, and there the moon-bird rests from his flight to cool in the peppermint wind.
Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black and the dark street winds and bends. Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow we shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow and watch where the chalk-white arrows go to the place where the sidewalk ends.
Yes we’ll walk with a walk that is measured and slow, and we’ll go where the chalk-white arrows go, for the children, they mark, and the children, they know, the place where the sidewalk ends.”
(photograph taken on the sidewalks adjacent to Weaver Street in Carrboro)
Live Art: Command Performance
Flecks, streaks and arcs dart across a blank mat board as artist Marcelle Harwell Pachnowski paints among a backdrop of spectators and a rumbling band. Crouch. Head tilt. Lean. A live performance emerges as the artist's bold colors flash across the surface of the large-scale piece....culminating in a rendering, worthy of a bow.
(photographs taken at Weaver Street Market in Carrboro)
Pour Out Soul
“Soul music is about longevity and reaching and touching people on a human level. And that’s never going to get lost.”
Rhonda Robichaux's (above) striking voice, rich in soul, charges across a crowded lawn at Weaver Street Market in Carrboro. She and her band perform again in Carrboro on Independence Day.
(photographs taken at Weaver Street Market in Carrboro)
Glorious Indeed
(photograph taken at Town Hall off on Main Street in Carrboro)
Train of Thought
“It is what you read when you don’t have to that determines what you will be when you can’t help it.”
(photograph of Southern Rail located at 201-C East Main Street, the corner of Main and Weaver streets in Carrboro)
By a Nose
BowBarr's long-lashed, mustached "Carrboro Man" mural juts out by a nose around the corner of the building located at 705 West Rosemary Street in Carrboro. It was created by local artist Scott Nurkin in 2013 whose cadre of signature murals around town include Greetings from Chapel Hill (off of Rosemary Street near Colombia Street in downtown Chapel Hill), and the newly painted Dean Smith mural (off of Smith Level Road and US 15-501 in Chapel Hill near the Orange/Chatham county line).
(photograph taken off of Rosemary Street in Carrboro)
Porch Sittin': Relax and Watch the World Unravel
(photograph taken near the corner of Rosemary and Main streets in Carrboro)
Mirror Mirror on the Wall
(photograph taken of Salon 2eleven on the corner of Main and Lloyd streets in Carrboro)
Open Eye While We Get Our Shut Eye
(photograph taken late night at Open Eye Cafe in Carrboro off of S. Greensboro and Robertson streets in Carrboro. The coffeehouse is open until 11 p.m. every night except Friday and Saturday when it opens until midnight.)
Beauty in the Embrace
Rob on Lindsay: "She could make the best out of any situation. She just always brings a spark in." Lindsay on Rob: "A thousand things I love about Robbie D....definitely one of the coolest most funny laid back guys and extremely talented musicians that I know."
Ran across the duo near Open Eye Cafe in full embrace as they were parting ways for the afternoon. Rob cohosts the Monday night Open Mic at The Station.
(photograph taken near S. Greensboro and Roberson streets in Carrboro)
Thunder Across Main Street
The glossy vintage Ford Thunderbird first rolled out in 1955 in direct response to Chevrolet's iconic sports car, the Corvette. After eleven generations and over 4 million sold, the company ceased production in 1997 when large two-door coupe sales waned. Betting on old faithful, Ford reintroduced the Thunderbird in 2002 as a two-seater with a retro twist, but after three years of sluggish sales it discontinued the once popular vehicle that outsold the Corvette in its first year more than 20 to 1.
(photograph taken on Main Street and Bike Alley in Carrboro)
The Taco Truck
The food truck ricochets throughout Carrboro: Johnny's Gone Fishing, Fitch Lumber Parking Lot, and the lot down from Glass Half Full. Loyalists flock to the Latin Grill for its tamales de pollo con salsa verde, tacos al pastor, enchiladas con mole and creamy flan. Year after year of consistent accolades keep the truck humming. Walk-up service, downtown locations. Keep up with them on facebook.
(photograph taken in the parking lot down from Glass Half Full in Carrboro)
Walk On
Ditch the car. Walk.
Carrboro and Chapel Hill make it simple. Town signs and online maps urge folks to explore its arteries on foot. Walk Carrboro stickers affixed on restaurant windows and storefronts champion a stroll. Chapel Hill street signs installed on Franklin and Columbia streets point to town and university destinations. Best part, minutes in lieu of miles -- easier to wrap your head around.
Need motivation? Try the Triangle Food Tour, 2nd Friday Artwalk or CROP Hunger Walk -- all traverse the adjoining towns.
(photographs taken on Main Street in Carrboro and Franklin Street in Chapel Hill)
One Way to a Dead End
(photograph taken on Broad Street in Carrboro)
Vintage Vinyl with a Java Pour Over
Go Your Own Way. Gold Dust Woman. You Make Loving Fun. Fleetwood Mac's 1977 Rumours album is the most sought after LP these days at Vinyl Perk in Carrboro.
No CD's here. No House music. No music from today's Billboard chart either. But you can grab a steaming pour over coffee while you peruse the racks that, depending on your era, can take you deep into the 80s, across the 70s, or back into the groovin' 60s. The vintage vinyl spans genres: Rock. Progressive Rock. Funk. Jazz. Soul. Country. Folk. On and on.
"A lot of college kids come in that are like 'Oh, I just got record player!" or I'll see some college girls getting The Carpenters, Carole King or Carly Simon and I'm like this is interesting," says Ariane who organizes records, brews the java, and keeps the table turning and the vinyl belting through the speakers.
"I guess this is why I like Al Stewart. It's because my mom would play this when I was little. It's the same thing and it's really nice to see."
(photographs taken at Vinyl Perk, 709 W. Rosemary Street in Carrboro)